Aspie Girls

Aspie Girl, left this comment the other day:

I am an 18 year old with Aspergers. I have been staying at my dad’s house lately, but my mom called today to tell me she still can’t talk about the bike trail I got lost on years and years ago without crying. I spent probably an hour lost before I even realized I was lost, because the trail was so windy, I thought the whole time they were just around a curve. My younger sister wasn’t a great bike rider, and my mom had no chance of finding me, especially since the trail forked and she wasn’t sure if I’d gone the right way. This was before any of us had cell phones, and thankfully my mom was able to get a man to go track me down, on his 23rd speed, or something to that effect. This is one of many, many times I got lost. In fact, my sister told me just the other day not to get lost, to which I responded, “I have my cell phone, how can I get lost.”
At any rate, first of all it is not your fault, and one day she will look back and feel bad for all the gray hairs she gave you. Also, a child locator such as this one http://www.torislove.net/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/child-locator-pink150.jpg
might not be a bad idea, because she probably hates getting lost just as much as you hate when she gets lost, and after all it is pink and teddy bear shaped.

The young women with Asperger’s I have had the privilege of getting to know on-line have my heart. I tell ‘ya. They are true pioneers. They are kind. They leave helpful comments. Some even send e-mails with great suggestions. They are brave. They teach me so much.  Thank you Aspie Girl. Thank you Chloe. Thank you Lydia(check out her insightful and beautifully written new book)! Thank you Aspie from Maine. She has a new book out too! I plan on reading it soon. Thank you for sharing, and making yourselves vulnerable, and for helping me be a better mom. And thank you for being forgiving when I screw up.  

I appreciate you.

Love.

*click on photo above for info on the Teddy Bear device suggested by Aspie Girl. It would have helped me the other day when Riley decided to slink away at Macy’s as I paid at the cash register. Found her in the “young miss” dept., checking out accessories.